McCain Takes No Vacation From Pummeling Obama

John McCain is taking no vacation from pummeling his Democratic opponent, accusing Barack Obama on Saturday of being unfit for command just as the Illinois senator began his weeklong holiday in Hawaii. The Arizona senator used his weekly radio address and a speech before the Disabled American Veterans in Las Vegas to drive home that point. He told the veterans’ organization that Obama is shifting positions on Iraq and criticized Obama for saying in July that he would have still opposed the troop surge if he could do it again. “Behind all of these claims and positions by Senator Obama lies the ambition to be president,” McCain said. “What’s missing is the judgment to be commander in chief.” Speaking Friday to reporters aboard his campaign plane from Arkansas to Las Vegas, the Arizona senator said he planned to campaign as usual next week while Obama is on vacation and many voters are watching the Olympic Games. The presumptive GOP presidential nominee is ... (link)